TV Series
A TV series based on Sweet Valley High ran for 88 episodes between 1994 and 1997. It starred real-life twins Brittany and Cynthia Daniel (formerly Doublemint Twin models) as Jessica and Elizabeth respectively. The twins also modeled for later editions of the book covers. The show ran for 4 seasons, and saw the introduction of new characters that were not in the Sweet Valley High books, including Reginald "Shred" Patman and Renata Vargas, and also removed the characters of Ned and Alice Wakefield and their older brother Steven Wakefield. And the characters of Jessica, Lila, Todd, etc. were turned into mostly dumb comic relief. The show was really more of a sit-com in the tradition of Saved By The Bell than anything else. Only Season One of the show made it to DVD.
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